Adam - Adam Faith

Advantages: Great Concept Album
Disadvantages: Would Have Worked Better As A Musical Stage Production

...In 1976 Jeffry Hammond retired from the band and was replaced by a more fluid bassist John Glascock (or Brittledick as Anderson often referred to him onstage). Hammond was a more precise bassist but John’s fluidity added a new lease of lie to the band as can be seen in the recording of this album. This album was based around an idea of a musical story about an old fashioned rocker who had been around so long that he had just came back into fashion. It was reported that Adam Faith was being considered for the starring role. This was yet another project that didn’t get off the ground however. The title has gleefully been quoted by the music press ever since. The lead song is good but this album is a bit toot pop/rock for Tull mainly because the songs were written with someone else in mind (Adam Faith). Not a great effort... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: strong songs
Disadvantages: could have been more varied

...Bryan Adams has been making albums for an age now and you worry if anything he releases will represent anything significantly different to warrant a purchase. This album is certainly more of the same from Adams, and as such nothing really stands out but all the songs are good and easy to listen to. The very familiar soft rock style is evident throughout, but Adams does add a greater element of pop making a lot of the tunes that more catchier for example in the excellent ?When You?re Gone? with Mel C. There are also a fair number of slower moving ballads in line with Adams previous work such as ?Cloud Number Nine? and the soothing ?Inside Out.? This is another good album from Adams, not outstanding, but he shows that he still knows how to make music.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average not helpful

Advantages: good alround music
Disadvantages: explicit lyrics

...the album is so good to listen to and the songs all sound good. it is one of the only albums i listen to fully. it contains songs like 1. Adam's Song [Radio Edit] 2. Going Away to College [Live] 3. Adam's Song [Live] 4. Wendy Clear [Live] the songs are mostly the same but of different versions. the genre is rock and has a clsoe resmebelance to some pop intertwined with the rock in the songs. the guitarring is good and the drumming even better. the lyrics are explicit but thats what adds to the general atmosphere of the songs. it is a single, and so only gives a few songs, and so it cannot really be compared to the other albums.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful